Title 13, Title 13: CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT--PARKS AND RESERVATIONS

13:12-13. Abandoned portions of canal property dedicated as public highways Upon the discontinuance by the canal and banking company of the use as a means of transportation by water of that portion of the property the title to which is, by section 13:12-3 of this title, vested in…

13:12-14. Diversion of waters for municipal purposes The canal and banking company is hereby authorized to consent, under restrictions which shall not impair any existing rights, and for a consideration in each case to be fixed by its board of directors and approved in writing by…

13:12-15. Sale of canal property in counties to such counties for road purposes The canal and banking company is hereby authorized and directed to sell any and all of the property the title to which is vested in the company in trust for the state of New Jersey, other than the rig…

13:12-16. Sale of canal property in municipalities to such municipalities or Port of New York Authority The canal and banking company is hereby authorized to transfer to the respective municipalities through which the canal passes the portions of the canal situated within their r…

13:12-17. Sale of canal property outside municipalities to municipalities; public sale If any municipality mentioned in section 13:12-16 of this title shall fail to accept the terms and compensation for any such property fixed by the canal and banking company or upon review of it…

13:12-17.1. Sale by municipalities of canal property acquired from Morris Canal and Banking Company When any municipality to which canal property has been conveyed pursuant to chapter 229 of the laws of 1924 or chapter 12 of Title 13 of the Revised Statutes, shall hereafter deter…

13:12-18. Leases; termination The canal and banking company is hereby authorized to let part or parts of the property and property rights, the title to which is vested in it in trust for the state of New Jersey; but any and all leasehold estates so created shall be terminable upo…

13:12-19. Removal of bridges, etc. The canal and banking company is hereby authorized and directed, as soon as the water shall have been drained off from the canal under authority of the act mentioned in section 13:12-13 of this title, to proceed promptly to remove such highway a…

13:12-2. "Morris canal" defined The term "Morris canal" as used in this chapter, and hereinafter designated as the "canal" , means and includes all of the property, lands, rights, easements, privileges and franchises of whatsoever character vested on March eleven, one thousand ni…

13:12-20. Repair, etc., of dams, sluice gates, etc. The canal and banking company is authorized and directed to repair and make safe the dams and sluice gates at the lakes and ponds mentioned in section 13:12-4 of this title and to raze and remove or put in a condition safe to li…

13:12-21. Crossings in municipalities If the authorities in charge of any street, highway or road, on which there is a bridge or crossing to be removed by the canal and banking company as provided by section 13:12-19 of this title, shall prefer to relocate or otherwise readjust s…

13:12-22. Legal and administrative help, etc.; agreements with independent contractors The canal and banking company is hereby authorized to procure and employ such legal and technical aid and to employ such administrative officers, clerical assistants and laborers as it may requ…

13:12-23. Canal and banking company acting through officers thereof; execution of contracts, conveyances, etc. The board of directors of the canal and banking company are hereby authorized and directed in behalf of the canal and banking company to do or cause to be done by the of…

13:12-24. Contracts, conveyances, etc., approved by attorney general All contracts, instruments of conveyance, consents, leases or other documents mentioned in section 13:12-23 of this title shall be approved as to form by the attorney general before being executed by the canal c…

13:12-25. Title conveyed by deeds of canal and banking company Any instrument of conveyance executed by the canal and banking company pursuant to any of the provisions of this chapter shall operate to convey all the right, title and interest of the canal and banking company and o…

13:12-26. Release of lien of bonds on sale of property The board of conservation and development, in whom is vested the title to the bonds issued by the canal and banking company, shall, upon any sale of any property as authorized by the terms of this chapter, take such action an…

13:12-27. Receipts from sales or rentals of property; payment into state treasury The canal and banking company, by its general manager or by any officer thereunto duly authorized by its board of directors, shall be entitled to and is hereby authorized to receive and receipt for …

13:12-28. Canal fund The money heretofore paid or to be paid to the state of New Jersey by the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company by the terms of the agreement dated the twenty-ninth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, between Frank H. Sommer, Louis Focht and E…

13:12-29. Injuries to or destruction of canal property; forfeiture; recovery If any person shall, in any manner, willfully or maliciously, destroy, injure or damage any of the property of the Morris canal, the title to which is vested in the canal and banking company in trust for…

13:12-3. Title to property vested in canal and banking company in trust for state The title to all the property and property rights acquired or to be acquired by the state of New Jersey, under and by virtue of the agreement entered into under the authority of the act entitled "An…

13:12-4. Rights in certain lakes, etc., vested in canal and banking company in trust for certain purposes The rights vested in the Canal and Banking Company to impound and divert waters of lakes, ponds and streams, and the property and rights vested in such company in Lake Hopatc…

13:12-5. Use of Lake Hopatcong for boating, etc.; maintenance of water level The waters of Lake Hopatcong may be used as an aquatic public park, for boating, bathing, fishing and winter sports, and the lake level shall be maintained for such purposes at the normal high water mark…

13:12-6. Title to shares of stock of canal and banking company transferred to Department in trust The title to the shares of capital stock of the canal and banking company acquired or to be acquired by the State of New Jersey, under and by virtue of the agreement entered into und…

13:12-7. Management and control of property by canal and banking company Pending the sale of the property authorized or directed by the provisions of this chapter to be sold, such property shall continue to be managed and controlled by the canal and banking company. All the other…

13:12-8. Board of directors of canal and banking company; voting capital stock The board of directors of the canal and banking company shall consist of three members, two of whom shall constitute a quorum. The members of the board shall be elected at the annual meeting of the sto…

13:12-9. General powers of board of directors The directors elected pursuant to section 13:12-8 of this title shall manage the affairs of the canal and banking company, and shall be fully vested with all the rights and powers, except as modified by this chapter of the board of di…